in the background.
“I’m sorry to call you so early, but Tommy got up and tried to climb up on the counter. We’re at the hospital. The doctor thinks he’s broken his arm.”
She couldn’t stop shaking, but there was no time for nerves. She enjoyed her respite, but this was reality. “I’m coming now. Which hospital are you at? I’m on my way.” Sasha gave her the address and Cassi knew the place. Cassi got out of bed and grabbed her clothes to get dressed. Where was her bag, and the car keys? Declan turned on the light and came around to her side of the bed.
“What’s wrong?” he said as he rubbed his eyes.
“I’ve got to go. My son’s hurt.”
“Your son?”
She pulled on her jeans and realized the cat was out of the bag now. She could hear the shock in his voice. Cassi didn’t care. She needed to be with Tommy. This was all some stupid schoolgirl fantasy anyway. “I’ve a son, he’s hurt, and I need to go now.”
“What can I do? Are you sure you can drive? You’re shaking, Cassi, listen.”
He held her arms and he was right. She was trembling at the thought that her boy needed her.
“I’ll be fine. I don’t think you turning up at a hospital with me is a good idea right now.” She grabbed her bag and headed to the front door. He followed her out to the car and placed his hand on hers as she opened the door.
“Cassi, take a breath before you drive, for your boy’s sake. Text me when you get there, and let me know if there’s anything I can do.”
He was right. She had to stay calm. Tommy needed her. As she drove down the road, Cassi took deep breaths to relax. It didn’t work. She should have been with Tommy and this might not have happened. Guilt washed over her as tears streamed down her face. She was a mother and she left him for a hot guy. Was she any better than Steve?
She pulled into the parking lot at the hospital and looked for the entrance to the Emergency Department. The triage nurse pointed her in the direction of the children’s section. As soon as Tommy saw her, his good arm went out to her, and tears poured down his face.
“It’s okay, Mommy’s here,” Cassi said, as she cuddled him, avoiding his bad arm.
Sasha stood on the other side of the gurney. She was so pale. Her friend would have done what she could, but this little boy needed Mom.
A doctor pulled back the cubicle curtain and walked over. Cassi introduced herself. He talked about Tommy’s arm and showed her the x-ray. She signed the paperwork and accompanied them as they took Tommy into the operating room. The nurse and doctor were lovely as they let him drift off to sleep.
“You can give him a kiss on the cheek now he’s asleep,” the anesthesiologist said.
She managed to hold it together until the nurse took her out of the operating room, and the tears fell. The surgeon explained what he would do, but her brain couldn’t take it in.
She sat with Sasha as they held hands and waited.
“I’m so sorry. I thought he was still in bed until I heard the crash in the kitchen. He was trying to get to the candy jar.”
“It’s not your fault. I should have been there, instead of off with some guy.”
Sasha stood up and folded her arms in front of her. “No. You’ve been one of the best mothers I’ve ever seen, even though you went through all that shit with Steve. Tommy loves you, and you work so hard. You deserve a little time for yourself.”
They were grand words, but she didn’t believe them right now. In her mind, she’d fucked up. She should call Declan. The picture of concern on his face when she left his place really touched her. He was probably thinking she was lying in a ditch somewhere after swerving off the road.
“I said I’d ring the guy and let him know I got here safe. He was worried I was going to crash.”
Cassi got out her cell and sent a text.
At the hospital. Tommy is in surgery with a broken arm. He should be okay.
Within a minute there was a reply.
Just let me
“I’m sorry to call you so early, but Tommy got up and tried to climb up on the counter. We’re at the hospital. The doctor thinks he’s broken his arm.”
She couldn’t stop shaking, but there was no time for nerves. She enjoyed her respite, but this was reality. “I’m coming now. Which hospital are you at? I’m on my way.” Sasha gave her the address and Cassi knew the place. Cassi got out of bed and grabbed her clothes to get dressed. Where was her bag, and the car keys? Declan turned on the light and came around to her side of the bed.
“What’s wrong?” he said as he rubbed his eyes.
“I’ve got to go. My son’s hurt.”
“Your son?”
She pulled on her jeans and realized the cat was out of the bag now. She could hear the shock in his voice. Cassi didn’t care. She needed to be with Tommy. This was all some stupid schoolgirl fantasy anyway. “I’ve a son, he’s hurt, and I need to go now.”
“What can I do? Are you sure you can drive? You’re shaking, Cassi, listen.”
He held her arms and he was right. She was trembling at the thought that her boy needed her.
“I’ll be fine. I don’t think you turning up at a hospital with me is a good idea right now.” She grabbed her bag and headed to the front door. He followed her out to the car and placed his hand on hers as she opened the door.
“Cassi, take a breath before you drive, for your boy’s sake. Text me when you get there, and let me know if there’s anything I can do.”
He was right. She had to stay calm. Tommy needed her. As she drove down the road, Cassi took deep breaths to relax. It didn’t work. She should have been with Tommy and this might not have happened. Guilt washed over her as tears streamed down her face. She was a mother and she left him for a hot guy. Was she any better than Steve?
She pulled into the parking lot at the hospital and looked for the entrance to the Emergency Department. The triage nurse pointed her in the direction of the children’s section. As soon as Tommy saw her, his good arm went out to her, and tears poured down his face.
“It’s okay, Mommy’s here,” Cassi said, as she cuddled him, avoiding his bad arm.
Sasha stood on the other side of the gurney. She was so pale. Her friend would have done what she could, but this little boy needed Mom.
A doctor pulled back the cubicle curtain and walked over. Cassi introduced herself. He talked about Tommy’s arm and showed her the x-ray. She signed the paperwork and accompanied them as they took Tommy into the operating room. The nurse and doctor were lovely as they let him drift off to sleep.
“You can give him a kiss on the cheek now he’s asleep,” the anesthesiologist said.
She managed to hold it together until the nurse took her out of the operating room, and the tears fell. The surgeon explained what he would do, but her brain couldn’t take it in.
She sat with Sasha as they held hands and waited.
“I’m so sorry. I thought he was still in bed until I heard the crash in the kitchen. He was trying to get to the candy jar.”
“It’s not your fault. I should have been there, instead of off with some guy.”
Sasha stood up and folded her arms in front of her. “No. You’ve been one of the best mothers I’ve ever seen, even though you went through all that shit with Steve. Tommy loves you, and you work so hard. You deserve a little time for yourself.”
They were grand words, but she didn’t believe them right now. In her mind, she’d fucked up. She should call Declan. The picture of concern on his face when she left his place really touched her. He was probably thinking she was lying in a ditch somewhere after swerving off the road.
“I said I’d ring the guy and let him know I got here safe. He was worried I was going to crash.”
Cassi got out her cell and sent a text.
At the hospital. Tommy is in surgery with a broken arm. He should be okay.
Within a minute there was a reply.
Just let me
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